Nagano (pps) US luger and defending champion Kate Hansen will compete at the FIL Junior World Championships in Nagano, Japan, on Friday and Saturday. On the other hand, the gold medal winners of the 2008 junior Worlds in Lake Placid, Wolfgang Kindl of Austria and Toni Eggert-Marcel Oster of Germany, have exceeded the age limit for eligibility.
The current overall junior World Cup leaders are Carina Schwab, Ralf Palik and Nico Walther-Nico Gruenneker, all of Germany.
